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Record Description

This index is an electronic index for the years 1556 to 1930. It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

Citation for This Collection

The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Record collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.

Record Content and Use

Coverage Table

The Coverage Table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.

Locality

Baptisms, 1556-1930

Marriages, 1600-1940

Deaths, 1750-1930

Amazonas

51,397

8,314

61

Ancash

233,639

74,891

5,065

Arequipa

424,074

83,472

0

Ayacucho

0

16

0

Cajamarca

347,828

84,552

10,284

Callao

18,755

9,519

0

Huancavelica

18,342

3,101

0

Huánuco

444

0

0

Ica

116,845

21,940

0

Junín

0

121

0

La Libertad

0

40

2,388

Lambayeque

176,965

30,041

11

Lima

55,875

51,385

21,971

Loreto

0

14

0

Moquegua

13,432

11,717

0

Pasco

0

11

0

Peru

2,366,269

4,719

61,452

Piura

4,608

4,962

0

Puno

84,872

30,457

0

San Martín

140

0

0

Tacna

99,976

23,969

25

Tumbes

0

5

0

Ucayali

0

2

0

Total

4,013,461

443,248

101,257

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